US Weather: Severe weather conditions of level 3 declared, 13 million people may be hit hard

After severe thunderstorms and tornadoes hit central and eastern US on Monday, hitting people from Texas to Wyoming, Pennsylvania and the Carolinas, worse weather conditions are yet to come. According to USA Today, severe storms are most likely to shift eastward into the Ohio Valley on Tuesday. As a higher degree of instability has built across the Ohio Valley, another round of severe weather is expected.

Severe weather of Level 3

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has declared Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe weather for parts of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky that may affect 13 million people. The cities most likely to be hit include Indianapolis in Indiana, Columbus and Cincinnati in Ohio and Louisville and Lexington in Kentucky.

Tornadoes

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the thunderstorm on Tuesday may make large hail and have damaging wind gusts. A few tornadoes are also possible, and some of them could become strong.

Thunderstorms

Besides, thunderstorms are also likely to sweep large swathes of areas, including Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee, St. Louis in Missouri and Louisville and Lexington in Kentucky on Wednesday.

On Thursday, a severe storm may blow over a broad area of Central and East Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, it may extend northeastward into parts of the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic.

The FOX Forecast Center has also predicted flooding across eastern portions of Texas. This area may receive rainfall between 2 and 3 inches.

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What NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has predicted?
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has declared Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe weather for parts of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky that may affect 13 million people. The cities most likely to be hit include Indianapolis in Indiana, Columbus and Cincinnati in Ohio and Louisville and Lexington in Kentucky.

What kind of weather has been predicted for Thursday?
On Thursday, a severe storm may blow over a broad area of Central and East Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, it may extend northeastward into parts of the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic.